What's Really Behind U.S. Response To Syria?

September 03, 2013|Letter to the editor

With some polls reporting more than 60 percent of the U.S. population against any military action in Syria, we must ask, what is really going on here?

What interests will benefit from another war? Who is calling the shots? The president has tried to associate Syria with our national security interests, summoning the boogeyman by implying that Syria's use of chemical weapons will eventually threaten the U.S., and/or we must punish Syria for their civil war as if we are the ruler-wielding schoolmarm, and/or we are responsible for all the world's lawbreakers (while the U.S. flouts international laws at will.).

It seems Obama's been told by his boss to make this strike happen no matter what. If the people are not his boss, who is?

Better to dismiss all these horrible thoughts, just listen to the "official" talking heads on your news outlet of choice and go back to your Facebook page or Angry Birds high score. Nothing to see here, folks.